EP1376163A3 - Procédé de préparation de couches comprenant des matériaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés - Google Patents

Procédé de préparation de couches comprenant des matériaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1376163A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: liquid crystal; crystal material; preparing films; polymerised liquid; films
Prior art date: 2002-06-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP03012148A

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EP1376163A2 (fr

EP1376163B1 (fr

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Donald Gordon Dr. Graham

Owain Llyr Dr. Parri

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Merck Patent GmbH

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Merck Patent GmbH

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2002-06-27

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2003-06-02

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2007-09-26

2003-06-02 Application filed by Merck Patent GmbH filed Critical Merck Patent GmbH

2003-06-02 Priority to EP03012148A priority Critical patent/EP1376163B1/fr

2004-01-02 Publication of EP1376163A2 publication Critical patent/EP1376163A2/fr

2007-09-26 Publication of EP1376163A3 publication Critical patent/EP1376163A3/fr

2011-08-17 Application granted granted Critical

2011-08-17 Publication of EP1376163B1 publication Critical patent/EP1376163B1/fr

2023-06-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
- C08J5/00—Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
- C08J5/18—Manufacture of films or sheets
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
- G02B5/30—Polarising elements
- G02B5/3016—Polarising elements involving passive liquid crystal elements
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
- G02F1/13363—Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation
- G02F1/133636—Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation with twisted orientation, e.g. comprising helically oriented LC-molecules or a plurality of twisted birefringent sublayers

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EP03012148A 2002-06-27 2003-06-02 Procédé de préparation de couches comprenant des matériaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés Expired - Lifetime EP1376163B1 (fr)

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP03012148A EP1376163B1 (fr)	2002-06-27	2003-06-02	Procédé de préparation de couches comprenant des matériaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP02014013		2002-06-27
EP02014013		2002-06-27
EP03012148A EP1376163B1 (fr)	2002-06-27	2003-06-02	Procédé de préparation de couches comprenant des matériaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés

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EP1376163A2 EP1376163A2 (fr)	2004-01-02
EP1376163A3 true EP1376163A3 (fr)	2007-09-26
EP1376163B1 EP1376163B1 (fr)	2011-08-17

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US (1)	US6995825B2 (fr)
EP (1)	EP1376163B1 (fr)
JP (2)	JP4843186B2 (fr)
KR (1)	KR20040002793A (fr)
AT (1)	ATE521001T1 (fr)
TW (1)	TWI340761B (fr)

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EP1376163A2 (fr)	2004-01-02
ATE521001T1 (de)	2011-09-15
JP2004029824A (ja)	2004-01-29
EP1376163B1 (fr)	2011-08-17
US20040263736A1 (en)	2004-12-30
JP4843186B2 (ja)	2011-12-21
KR20040002793A (ko)	2004-01-07
TWI340761B (en)	2011-04-21
JP2010061157A (ja)	2010-03-18
US6995825B2 (en)	2006-02-07
JP5165665B2 (ja)	2013-03-21
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